Borders road crash: Man, 23, dies and three rushed to Edinburgh hospitals after two-car smash on the A7

Another driver and two children were also injured in the collision.

A 23-year-old man has died at the scene of a two-car crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders.

Emergency services were called to the road near Heriot, just south of the junction for Tynehead, at 12.40pm on Sunday following reports of a collision involving a black Audi A3 and a black Range Rover. The driver of the Audi, a 23-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three occupants of the Range Rover – including the 45-year-old male driver – were taken to Edinburgh hospitals for treatment. A 15-year-old girl, who was the front seat passenger, and a nine-year-old boy, who was in a back seat, were among those injured in the crash. The casualties were rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Royal Hospital for Children in Edinburgh.

A 23-year-old man has died after a two-car crash on the A7 in the Scottish Borders.

The road was closed on Sunday for collision investigators to conduct enquiries at the scene. Police have now launched an appeal into the fatal crash.

Sergeant David Waddell said: “We are in the process of establishing the full circumstances and I would ask any members of the public who have not spoken to us yet to contact us, any small piece of information could prove significant. I would also appeal to anyone with dash cams or home recording equipment to check their footage as it could assist us in our investigation.”Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 1884 of October 29.